Opponents of a proposal to replace the state’s privately owned electric companies with a consumer-owned utility have crafted a referendum that could create a new hurdle. Opponents of the proposal to buy out Maine’s two privately held electric utilities are...
Governor Janet Mills has joined her counterparts from nine other states to urge congressional leaders to prioritize climate-change projects in the big spending bills under consideration on Capitol Hill. Mills and other Democratic governors from California to...
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is soliciting proposals from qualified law firms to assist the State of Maine with potential legal claims involving polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Maine. PCBs and PFAS are...
A federal judge will decide whether Maine’s mandate that health care workers be vaccinated or lose their jobs violates the U.S Constitution because it does not include a religious exemption. U.S. District Court Judge Jon Levy heard oral arguments on a motion for a...
Maine’s state government had a budget surplus of more than $40 million for the month of August, officials with the governor’s office said. The office of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said the $42.4 million surplus for the month beat expectations by nearly 12 percent....
Democrats and Republicans struck their first major redistricting deal on Tuesday, when a bipartisan panel released an agreement to redraw the state’s 151 House districts. It is the first set of consensus legislative maps released by the commission. Lawmakers released...
The Mills Administration announced that it will require health care workers in Maine to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect the health and lives of Maine people, safeguard Maine’s health care capacity, and limit the spread of the virus. The Maine Department of...
Governor Janet Mills and members of her administration released the following statements in response to the Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): “The message of this report could not be clearer: For the sake of our future,...
The Mills Administration announced that it is awarding $25 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to 14 hospitals and 96 long-term care facilities to help health care organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards, which are being allocated by the Maine...
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced the order of the three questions on the November 2, 2021 Referendum Election. The order of the questions was determined according to Maine statute http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/21-a/title21-Asec906.html ....
A Legislative Commission in Maine is going to study ways to implement a paid family medical leave policy for the state. Governor Janet Mills signed a bill about the proposal into law in July. The proposal, from Democratic Senator Mattie Daughtry, called for a...
The latest population figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau could push more than 20,000 Maine residents into the more northern and rural of the state’s two congressional districts. After a long delay, the census released granular population...
